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The Indiana Fever held out star forward Aliyah Boston for the second half of Tuesday night's 105-95 victory over the Seattle Storm after she suffered an apparent knee injury.
After the game, head coach Stephanie White did not provide an injury update, but said the decision to hold Boston out of the second half came because the team didn't think "wasn't really worth the risk." With the star out, White was pleased with her team's response.
"Our team came together. They were talking about it during the timeout together," White said of the Fever responding to Boston's injury. "I think our communication in huddles before we get in there as coaches has been really, really good. Talking about being there for AB and everybody has to do just a little bit more. And I think our team did that."
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Star guards Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell stepped up in a big way as Clark led all scorers with 32 points and Mitchell added 28 as the pair combined for 60 of the team's 105 points.
Clark went 9-for-14 with four 3-pointers, made all 10 of her free throws and added seven assists. Meanwhile, Mitchell entered the third quarter with 10 points but turned it on in the fourth, exploding for 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
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